Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Severe Chemotherapy-Induced Afebrile Neutropenia

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Authors

Lynn C. Hartmann · Mayo Clinic

Loren K. Tschetter · Montana Cancer Consortium

Thomas M. Habermann · Palmetto Hematology Oncology

Larry P. Ebbert · Rapid City Regional Hospital

Patrick S. Johnson · Rapid City Regional Hospital

James A. Mailliard · Creighton University

Ralph Levitt ·

Abstract

Routine therapeutic application of G-CSF in afebrile patients with severe neutropenia can reduce the duration of neutropenia, but this does not appear to provide practical clinical benefit.

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Neutropenia and Cancer Infections Blood disorders and treatments Immune Response and Inflammation

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 336, Issue 25, pp. 1776-1780

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199706193362502

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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Severe Chemotherapy-Induced Afebrile Neutropenia

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